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KMTC trainee medics expelled over fake papers

Kenya Medical Training College Kisumu Campus

Kenya Medical Training College Kisumu Campus students demonstrate in May 2019 after the county government barred them from accessing any of its hospitals. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The students were admitted to KMTC using fake KCSE certificates.
  • The majority of the affected students are from North Eastern region.
  • KMTC students serve over 450 health facilities during their training, contributing 85 percent of the middle-level workforce.

The Ministry of Health has expelled scores of Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) students from different campuses across the country after unearthing a major scandal involving fake academic papers.

The students were admitted to the colleges last September using fake Kenya Certificate Secondary Education (KCSE) certificates, Nation has learnt, seven months later after almost completing their first term in college.